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55. Buteo augur (Rupp.). 



Falco {Buteo) augur Rupp., Neue Wirb. Fauna Abyss. Vogel, p. 38, Taf. 16, 

 183.5. [Abyssinia.] 

 El Bolossa swamp, September 24; Guaso Xyiro, October 15. "Irides 

 hazel, bill dark slate, feet yellow." 



56. Milvus aegyptius (GmeL). 



Falco oegijptius GmeL, S. N., I, p. 261, 1788. [Egypt.] 

 Tana river, June 8 ; Naivasha, August 23. El Bolossa swamp, Septem- 

 ber 1; near the Guaso Nyiro, October 14. "Irides brown, bill dusky 

 in young, yellow in adults, feet, cere and orbits yellow." 



57. Elanus caeruleus (Desf.). 



Falco cceruleus Desf., M4m. Acad. Sci., 1787, p. 503, Taf. 15. 

 "Irides bright crimson, bill black, feet, cere, etc., chrome yellow." 



BUBONIDJE. 



58. Glaucidium perlatum (VieilL). 



Strix perlata Vieill., Nov. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., VII, 1817, p. 26. [Senegal.] 

 Tana river, June 19. "Irides bright yellow, bill ochraceous." 



PSITTACIDiB. 



59. Foeocephalus meyeri Rupp. 



Poeocephalus meyeri Riipp., [in Cretzschmar's Atlas, p. 18, Taf. 11, 1826. 

 [Kordofan.] 



Four from Pesi swamp, October 1 and 9. "Irides chrome red, bill 



and feet black." These are probably P. matschiei Neum., but the 



variability in the color of the under parts makes me doubtful as to 



the validity of this species. 



60. Poeocephalus massaicus Fisch. and Reich. 



Poeocephalus ynassaicus Fisch. and Reich., J. f. O., 1884, p. 179. [Cross 

 Aruscha.] 

 El Bolossa swamp, August 31 and September 1. "Irides scarlet, 

 orbits and cere ochraceous, upper mandible flesh lower dusky, feet 

 ochraceous spotted with black." 



CORACIID^. 



61. Coracias caudata Linn. 



Coracias caudata Linn., S. N., I, p. 160, 1766. [Angola.] 

 Fort Hall, Maranga, May 29; Tana river, June 29; El Bolossa swamp, 

 September 4. "Irides hazel, bill dusky, feet greenish ochre." 



ALOEDINID^. 



62. Ispidina picta (Bodd.). 



Todus pictus Bodd., Tabl. PL Enl., p. 49, 1783. [Juida.] 

 Tana river, July 5. "Irides hazel, feet and bill coral red." 



